‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans

‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans

From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones. But some say that despite recent bans and restrictions on the phones, little has changed. A number of provinces, including Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, introduced plans to limit cellphone usage beginning this school year. There … Read more

Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

New York: Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative. “These platforms are designed to create addiction,” Harry said in remarks … Read more

TikTok’s Defense Strategy Involves Throwing Shein and Temu Under the Bus

TikTok’s Defense Strategy Involves Throwing Shein and Temu Under the Bus

It is a valid legal strategy, Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School, explains to WIRED, as the First Amendment can consider a law unconstitutional “if the law hinges on solving a particular problem, does so in an extremely limited way, and leaves the law unsolved.” But the … Read more

‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch got engaged on season 7 of “Bachelor in Paradise” and married in 2023. Photo: Dolce Amor Co. Theoretically, contestants on ABC’s “The Bachelor” are looking for love. What they often find are business opportunities. Mari Pepin, 28, got both. Pepin was a participant on “The Bachelor” season 25, which aired … Read more

Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk hopes supercomputers will boost Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than … Read more

Workers warned to watch what they say on work chats after employee almost fired

Workers warned to watch what they say on work chats after employee almost fired

A man has cautioned workers to be careful when messaging colleagues on work communication platforms after he revealed he was almost dismissed after having a laugh with a workmate on a Skype business account. UK influencer Owen Willis said in a TikTok video that he went through the eye-opening experience when he was 17 years … Read more

SEC says Musk should be sanctioned if he keeps dodging Twitter depositions

SEC says Musk should be sanctioned if he keeps dodging Twitter depositions

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to sanction Elon Musk if he … Read more

Apple releases iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4

Apple releases iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4

Apple on Friday greeted customers at its stores around the world for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4. The new products were announced at an event earlier this month and have been available for pre-order since Sept. 13. The company lit up the glass cube at its Fifth … Read more

Tesla, Nvidia lead tech stocks to one of best day of 2024 on rate cut

Tesla, Nvidia lead tech stocks to one of best day of 2024 on rate cut

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents the Nvidia Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the COMPUTEX Forum, in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Investors poured into tech stocks at one of the fastest clips of the year a day after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for the … Read more